The year is 2186. in an effort to eliminate discrimination and competition, humans have been genetically engineered to begin life as clones. the single global government provides the same education and health care to all citizens. every home is exactly the same, everyone receives the same salary, and every family is the same size. outliers are "removed" from society in order to ensure uniformity. which statement best describes the main idea of this passage? a. individuality is important, even if it sometimes leads to discrimination and competition.   b. the best way to eliminate discrimination and competition is by treating everyone exactly the same.   c. medical science is going too far and should be regulated.   d. people who go against the status quo are detrimental to society.

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.